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Rutgers Global Health Institute Establishes Student Council
Rutgers Global Health Institute’s inaugural student council has been established to advance global health engagement opportunities for students throughout the university. Consisting of 52 undergraduate and graduate students from 19 schools across Rutgers locations,...
Rutgers University and Microsoft launch app to fight SIDS
Rutgers scientists and Microsoft volunteers have created a new free mobile app that provides lifesaving tips for safe sleeping practices during an infant’s first year of life when the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is at its highest. The Baby be Well app,...
We’ve saved millions of people with HIV/AIDS. Now, let’s do the same for cancer.
In honor of World Aids Day, Richard Marlink, founding director of Rutgers Global Health Institute, asks: How can we make a difference in countries whose aging HIV-positive populations now face an increased risk of certain cancers? Read his op-ed on NJ.com.
NJACTS finds universities teaming up to transform NJ health care
New Jersey residents will have access to the newest clinical trials and medical breakthroughs as a result of an innovative consortium between Rutgers University, Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. To read more.
National Launch of Kaizen Online Training for Academic Researchers
The national launch of Kaizen, a gamified online training program for academic researchers developed at University of Alabama at Birmingham, will begin February 17, 2020. The first game focuses on Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency (R2T) and offers four contact...
Researchers Develop Biomedical Technology That Targets Cancer
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adam Gormley and doctoral student Matthew Tamasi are developing biomedical technology that aims to destroy tumors using polymers that are so advanced they can be made very small and sent into the bloodstream to target...
Rutgers-led Team Launches Science and Medicine Research
At a recent event organized by that consortium, the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science(NJACTS), leaders from academia, healthcare, government and the pharmaceutical industry discussed the future of scientific and clinical trial innovation in...
Highlights of NCATS’ Accomplishments in 2019
In collaboration with @ncats_nih_gov, we have worked to advance the conversation on and work of #TranslationalScience. Please watch Christopher P. Austin, NCATS director, looks back on an exciting year of accomplishments. To watch his video message.